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Ron Ramirez
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03-10-2008, 11:07 PM
Hi Pete

Oh yes, I was aware of the ferrite balun...and had planned to use one when I constructed a longwire...but now, I don't have to worry about it. Icon_biggrin Thanks for mentioning that, though. Icon_smile
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